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FEBRUARY, 2017
PRABUDHH JEEVAN
PAGE No. 43
The Kind King Megharath - By Dr. Renuka Porwal, Mob.: 098218 77327
Papa, tell me the story of the famous king Megharath
Once in Devaloka, Indra praised the brave King Megharath for being very kind to all creatures. Two of his deities doubted this. So they! disguised as a pigeon and a hawk. The pigeon flew near the king while the hawk ran to kill him. Megharath realised the fear of the pigeon and refused to give in. At last the hawk agreed for the king's flesh instead of the pigeon. The pigeon was put on one pan of weighing scale and the king kept adding his flesh but it wasn't enough.
"Son, let me tell his story"
Finally the king put himself on the scale. Megharath closed his eyes and prayed to God to forgive the hawk. Both deities assumed their divine forms and said, "Oh great king you deserve all the praise for your kindness and humanity. We bless you."
The soul of king Megharath became the sixteenth Tirthankara Shantinath (This Photo of Shri Shantinath Bhagwan at Hastinapur)
